# whim-wham

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A whimsical object; a trinket.
2. A whim or fancy.
3. A state of nervous anxiety.

## Etymology
Uncertain; perhaps from North Germanic (compare Old Norse hvima (“to let the eyes wander”), Norwegian kvima (“to flutter”)), but in any case ultimately sound-symbolic/a fanciful reduplication (compare flim-flam).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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